Recommended Videos of Northern Hokkaido
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Nayoro・Bifuka Winter activity
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Northern Hokkaido in Winter (Sapporo - Wakkanai)
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Asahikawa Kitasaito Garden in Winter (Mar. 2018)
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Nayoro Winter Festival (Feb. 2018)
Recommended mini trip
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PLAN.Nayoro / Bifuka area Half-day activityForest of Piyashiri Snow Picnic
"Forest of Piyashiri", where you can see the best powder snow accumulation in Japan. Travel through the white forest on a "snowmobile" and build a tent there, then strap on your snowshoes and stroll through the soft fresh snowfall, or create a sledge course and enjoy sliding through the winter forest in Hokkaido. This is a program that anyone from children to the elderly can enjoy.
Period From Jan. 11 (Fri) to Feb. 28, 2019 (Thur) Required time Approx. 2 hrs 30 mins Duration Meeting time: 9:00, Finish Time: 11:30 Location Around Nayoro Piyashiri Ski Resort Number of participants 2 to 8 people Transportation
serviceAvailable Deadline for application 12:00, 3 days prior to your desired date
*We will accept your reservation only when we are able to organize the tour after your application.Other - · Please gather in the 1st floor lobby of the Nayoro Hot Spring Sunpillar, Piyashiri Ski Resort on the day (Hotel parking lot is available).
- · Skiwear is available for rental at Piyashiri Ski Resort (chargeable).
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PLAN.Nayoro / Bifuka area Half-day activityPowder Snow Safari
Aiming for the mountaintop of Mt. Piyashiri, enjoy driving a snowmobile straight as a line through powder snow! While driving full of exhilaration, you can experience the fantastic scenery created by the huge trees covered with hoarfrost called "snow monsters." If you are lucky, you may also see a "sun pillar", where diamond dust looks like a pillar reflecting the sunlight!
Period Wed through Sun and holidays during Jan. 11 (Fri) to Feb. 28, 2019 (Thur)
*No tour on Mondays and TuesdaysRequired time (with round-trip transportation service) Approx. 4 hrs
(without round-trip transportation service) Approx. 3 hrsDuration (with round-trip transportation service) 12:30 - 16:30
(without round-trip transportation service) 13:00 - 16:00Location Mountain Piyashiri, Nayoro Number of participants 1 to 6 people
*Up to 10 people on Sun and holidaysTransportation
serviceAvailable (chargeable) Deadline for application Until 12:00, 2 days prior to your desired date
*We will immediately accept your reservation up to 5 days prior to the desired date.
*From 4 days to 1 day before we will accept your reservation only when we are able to organize the tour after your application.Other - · with round-trip transportation service: Please gather at the counter of YORONA, NAYORO Sight-seeing & Town planning Association in front of JR Nayoro Station.
- · without round-trip transportation service: Please gather in 1st floor lobby of the Nayoro Hot Spring Sunpillar, Piasiri Ski Resort (Hotel parking lot is available).
- · Goggles, hats (with ear flaps), gloves must be worn.
- · Skiwear is available for rental at Piyashiri Ski Resort (chargeable).
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PLAN.3Nayoro / Bifuka area Half-day activityWith an instructor! Empty-handed curling experience
Curling was catapulted into fame by the Winter Olympics. It is said that the curling is chess on the ice, and can be enjoyed by anyone regardless of age and sex; however, once tried it’s often to be unexpectedly difficult just to stand up on the ice! Of course, with an instructor, even beginners can have a great experience free from anxiety. You can experience empty-handed curling! Make your curler debut as a memory of your trip!
Period From Jan. 15 (Tue) to Mar. 8, 2019 (Fri) Required time (with round-trip transportation service) Approx. 2 hrs 30 mins
(without round-trip transportation service) Approx. 1 hr 45minsDuration 【Daytime session】
(with round-trip transportation service) 12:30 - 15:00
(without round-trip transportation service) 12:55 - 14:40
【Night-time session】
(with round-trip transportation service) 16:30 - 19:00
(without round-trip transportation service) 16:55 - 18:40Location Hokkaido Prefectural Sunpillar Park Number of participants 2 to 8 people Transportation
serviceAvailable (chargeable) Deadline for application 10 days prior to your desired date Other - (With round-trip transportation service) Please assemble in front of YORONA, Tourist information center, in front of JR Nayoro Station.
- (Without round-trip transportation service) Please assemble at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sunpillar Park on the day.
- ・ A windcheater and gloves to prevent the cold must be worn.
- ・ Only Japanese available.
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PLAN.3Asahikawa area Half-day taxi planTry the taste of Japan in Asahikawa
Journey through sake, soy sauce, and Japanese teaYou can casually enjoy the charm of soy sauce, sake, and tea, which are all traditional Japanese flavors, by visiting a Japanese soy sauce factory from Asahikawa, Otokoyama sake brewery museum, USAGIYA, a Japanese tea specialty shop, etc.
Period From Dec. 1 (Sat) to Feb. 28, 2019 (Thur) Required time Approx. 3 hrs Duration (Morning departure) 10:00 - 13:00
(Afternoon departure) 14:00 - 17:00Location JR Asahikawa Station North Gate (eastern concourse), in front of the Asahikawa Tourism and Local Products Information Center ⇒ Nihon Shoyu Kogyo (soy sauce specialists) ⇒ Otokoyama Sake Brewery Museum ⇒ USAGIYA ⇒ JR Asahikawa Station North Gate (eastern concourse), Asahikawa Tourism and Local Products Information Center Number of participants More than 2 adults Transportation
serviceNot available Deadline for application 2 days prior to the date you desire
*We will accept your reservation only when we can organize the tour after your application.Other - On the day, please assemble in front of Asahikawa Tourism & Local Products Information Center, JR Asahikawa Station North Exit.
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PLAN.3Asahikawa area One-day taxi planAsahiyama Zoo and horseback riding experience
You can take a tour of the Asahiyama Zoo and Snow Crystal Museum, which are popular for Asahikawa sightseeing, and enjoy a horseback riding experience at the Clark Horse Garden. With training from an instructor within a circle turf school for approximately 10 minutes, beginners will be able to enjoy anxiety-free riding.
Period From Dec. 1 (Sat) to Feb. 28, 2019 (Thur) Required time Approx. 7 hrs 30 mins Duration 9:00 - 16:30 Location On the day, please pick up your ticket at the counter of the Asahikawa Tourism & Local Products Information Center on the East side of JR Asahikawa Station North Exit, and arrange transportation by yourself to Asahiyama Zoo and enjoy the zoo tour.
Asahiyama Zoo (After visiting the zoo, gather in front of the zoo's Eastern Gate at 13:00) ⇒ Clark Horse Garden ⇒ Snow Crystal Museum ⇒ JR Asahikawa Station North Gate (eastern concourse), Asahikawa Tourism and Local Products Information Center (16:30)
*The Clark Horse Garden dedicated bus will take you from Asahiyama Zoo to Clark Horse Garden.
*From the Clark Horse Garden to JR Asahikawa Station, please take a taxi.Number of participants More than 2 adults Transportation
serviceNot available Deadline for application 2 days prior to the date you desire
*We will accept your reservation only when we can organize the tour after your application.Other - *On the day, please assemble in front of Asahikawa Tourism & Local Products Information Center, JR Asahikawa Station North Exit.
- * Bus services are available between JR Asahikawa Station and Asahiyama Zoo every 30 minutes (Fee not included)
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PLAN.3Rumoi area Half-day taxi planExperience Japanese culture! Zazen (Zen sitting meditation) & sake tasting experience
Please enjoy sake tasting at KUNIMARE SAKE BREWERY, the northernmost sake brewery in Japan, and experience Zazen at the Sotoshu sect Emmei-zan Jufukuji Temple. Experience historical Japanese culture and collect yourself physically and mentally through Zazen!
Period From Dec. 1 (Sat) to Feb. 28, 2019 (Thur) Required time Approx. 4 hrs 30 mins Duration (Morning departure)10:30 - 15:00
(Afternoon departure )12:20 - 16:30Location 【Morning departure】
Meet at a hotel in Rumoi city or Rumoi station (10:30 Departure) ⇒ Rumoi Shrine ⇒ Sushi restaurant Matsukura, Mashike ⇒ Kunimare Shuzo (Brewery visit & Sake tasting) ⇒ Soto sect, Jufuku Temple (Zen meditation experience) ⇒ Tour ends at a hotel in Rumoi city or Rumoi station. (15:00 Schedule)
【Afternoon departure】
Meet at a hotel in Rumoi city or Rumoi station(12:20 Departure) ⇒ Sushi restaurant in Rumoi city ⇒ Soto sect, Jufuku Temple (Zen meditation experience) ⇒ Kunimare Shuzo (Brewery visit & Sake tasting) ⇒ Cape Ogon Misaki (Drive through) ⇒ Tour ends at a hotel in Rumoi city or Rumoi station. (16:30 Schedule)Number of participants More than 2 adults Transportation
serviceAvailable Deadline for application 2 days prior to the date you desire
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PLAN.3Rumoi area Half-day taxi planExperience Japanese culture!
Sushi making experienceAfter strolling around the historic Rumoi Shrine, experience making sushi at a local sushi shop in Rumoi City! Delicious and fun! Experience Japanese culture.
Period From Dec. 1 (Sat) to Feb. 28, 2019 (Thur) Required time Approx. 3 hrs Duration 10:30 - 13:30 Location Meet at a hotel in Rumoi city or Rumoi station (10:30 Departure) ⇒ Rumoi Jinja Shrine (Visit) ⇒ Sushi restaurant in Rumoi city (Sushi making workshop & Lunch) ⇒ Tour ends at a hotel in Rumoi city or Rumoi station. Number of participants More than 2 adults Transportation
serviceAvailable Deadline for application 2 days prior to the date you desire
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PLAN.3Asahikawa area One-day bus planAsahiyama Zoo in winter and Light-up Blue Pond & Shirahige Waterfalls
This is a round-trip bus tour from Sapporo on which you can spend 3 leisurely hours at the Asahiyama Zoo, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and then enjoy the fantastic Light-up Blue Pond and the Shirahige Waterfalls. You can enjoy fantastic scenery that can only be seen in winter.
Period From Jan. 10, 2019 (Thur) to Mar. 8(Fri) Required time Approx. 12 hrs Duration 10:00 Departure Location [Departure from January to February]
ANA Crowne plaza hotel Sapporo (Dep. Approx. 10:00) ⇒ Asahiyama Zoo ⇒ Blue Pond ⇒ Shirahige Waterfalls ⇒ Sapporo city (21:30-22:00 scheduled)
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ANA Crowne plaza hotel Sapporo (Dep. Approx. 10:00) ⇒ Asahiyama Zoo ⇒ The Sun Kuroudo Main Store ⇒ Blue Pond ⇒ Shirahige Waterfalls ⇒ Sapporo city (21:30-22:00 scheduled)Number of participants More than 1 person Transportation
serviceAvailable Deadline for application Until 15:00 on the day before your desired date
*We will immediately accept your reservation up to 5 days prior to your desired date. From 4 days to 1 day before we will accept your reservation only if we are able to organize the tour after your application.Other - - You cannot reserve a specific seat within the bus.
- - Please participate in warm clothes.
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